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GOLD IMPORTS REVIVE STOCKS Market Buoyant on Belief That Exchange Will Improve. NEW YORK, March s.—The stock Market continued its vigorous advance : the opening today when advances of actions to over 3 points were scored nearly every active issue. Steel common rose % to 98. Baldwin l ocomotive advanced 1% to 112%; Republic Steel, 1% to 90%, and Crucible ‘eel, 1 point to 199%. There was a good demand for the oil | hares, Mexican Petroleum advancing 3 ■ nines to 179% and Pan-American Pei -roleum 1% to 89%. Texas Company . ose 2 points to IS4. The motor shares were also active, eneral Motors certificates were ad- j '.jltted to the trading today and opened it 25 compared with yesterday's closing of 21%. General Motors rose 4% to ■ Studebaker 1% to 87% and Keystone Tire 1% to 33%. t Marine preferred rose 2% to 91%,; Worthington Pump 2% to 80%, Ameri- , in Woolen 1% to 120 and United States, iiltber 1% to 101. The rails were fractionally higher. There were some reactions after the nenlng advances, but these were of short iration, and during the forenoon the : aiket resumed its upward course. Mexican Petroleum, after selling down -o 177%, rose to 181. and similar upturns were reported in the other oil shares. The motors were also active and strong. General Motors selling 8 points higher at 253. while Studebaker rose 2% to 88%. Steel common, after reacting to 97%. came back to 98, and similar rallies, after recessiona, occurred in the other steel shares. The railway shares made only fractional gains. The market showed a strong tone in the ate afternoon, although some sharp recessions occurred earlier in the session. The downward course was ended as the call money fell to S per cent. American Petroleum broke nearly 4 points to 73%. ■nil then came hack to 88, while Mexican Petroleum dropped 4 points to 171, and . then recovered to 179. General Motors, after selling up to 253%, yielded to 230%. and again came l ack to 253. Steel common, after falling to 97, came back to 97%, and Baldwin locomotive from 111%, rose to 112%. The stock market closed strong. Government bonds unchanged. Railway and other bonds weak.

Ex-Dividend Today American Beet Sugar, pfd , q.. sl%. American Hide and Leather, pfd., q., 1% per cent. Coca Cola, com., init.. sl. Dom. Iron and Steel, pfd., q.. 1% per cent. National Lead, com., q., 1% per cent. South Penn. Oil. q., So. Union Pacific, com., q., 2% per cent; pfd.. s. a., 2 psr cent. NEW YORK LIBERTY BONOS. NEW YORK, March s.—Liberty bond quotations: 3%a. 95.60: first 4s, 90.29; second 4s, 89.65; first 4%5, 91.42; second 4'is. 89.82; third 4%5, 92.40; fourth 4%5. 90.06; Victory 4%5, 97.44; Victory 4%5. 97.42. NEW YORK METAL MARKET. NEW YORK, March s.—'Copper—Quiet: spot offered 18%c; March offered 18%c; April offered 18%c; May offered 19c. Lead - Quiet; spot, March, April and May, 9 <S9%e. Spelter Quiet; spot, March, April and May, [email protected] SECURITIES. tßy Thomson & McKinnon) Opening * Ask. Bid. Briscoe 64 Chalmers com 5 7 Packard com 21 21% Packard pfd 92, 94 Chevrolet 850 500 Peerless 49 45 Continental Motors com 11% 12 Continental Motors pfd 100 102 Hupp com 13% 14 Hupp pfd 99 102 Reo Motor Car 23% 24% Elgin Motors 8% 9 Grant Motors.'. 8% 8% Pcrd of Canada 360 373 United Motors 40 60 National Motors 19% 21 Federal Truck 70 72 Paige Motors 39% 40% Republic Truck 39 40% ACTIVE OIL STOCKS. (By Thomson & McKinnon.) —Opening— Bid. Ask. Anglo-American Oil 26% 27% Atlantic Refining 1330 1400 Borne-Scrmyser 430 -*SO Buckeye Pipe Line 91 93 Cbesebrough Mfg. Con 2.5 240 Continental Oil, Colorado.. 500 510 Cosden Oil and Gas 8 8% Crescent Pipe Line 33 35 Cumberland Pipe Line 135 145 Klk Basin Pete 8% 8% Eureka Pipe Line 140 145 Galena-Signal Oil. pfd P 5 98 Galena-Signal Oil, <-om .... 62 65 Illinois Pipe Line 160 163 Indiana Pipe Line 96 IUO Me itt Oil 38 18% Mi 11 west Oil I%’ 2 Midwest Refining 150 153 National Transit 29 31 New York Transit 182 188 Northern Pipe Line JOl 105 Ohio Oil 340 350 I'enn.-Mdx 54 58 Prairie Oil and Gas 616 630 Prairie Pipe Line 230 235 Sapulpa Refining 5% 5% Solar Refining 340 360 Southern Pipe Line 150 155 South Penn. Oil 320 325 Southwest Penn. Pipe Lines. 88 92 Standard Oil Cos. of Cal 318 320 Standard Oil Cos. of Ind 665 675 Standard Oil Cos. of Kas.... 565 590 Standard Oil Cos. cf Ky 400 415 Standard Oil Cos. of Neb.... 480 500 Standard Oil Cos. of N. J... 712 715 Standard Oil Cos. of N. Y 396 400 .Standard OH Cos of 0hi0.... 500 515 Swan & Finch 95 100 Union Tank Line 119 125 \ acuum Oil 380 385 Washington Oil 37 42

CHICAGO PRODCCE. CHICAGO, March 4.—Butter —Receipts, G.:t33 tubs; creamers extra, 04%c; extra firsts, standard. 64tic; firsts. 57@63e: seconds, 44@50c; packing stock, 30%35c. Eggs—Receipts, 17,567 cases; current receipts, miscellaneous, 42ftf44c; ordiunr.v firsts, held, 37@43e; firsts, 45c; checks. 35@3Sc: dirties, Cheese—Twins, new, 26(?z2G%c; dairies. 27%@28%c; young Americas, 30@30%c; long horns. 30%@31c; brick, 27c. I.ive poultry—Tur- - keys. 40c; chickens. 35c; springs, 35< ; roosters. 24c; stags, 31c; geese, 27c; ducks, 36c. Potatoes—Receipts, 26 cars; Minnesota, Dakota and Ohio, $5.10®5.25 per 100 lbs. CLEVELAND PRODCCE. CLEVELAND. March s.—Butter—'Creamery, in tubs, extra. 7iAia6Bc : extra firsts, 66%<f?67c: flrsts. Bs%<aflGc; prints lc higher; seconds. 62%%630; jMlcklng, 34<ff34%r. Eggs—Northern exirns, stc; extra tirsts, 53c; northern firsts, new cases, 52c; old cases, 51c; southern and western flrsts new cases. I ••'>; refrigerator extras, 49%50e. Poulrry—Chickens, 50c; light fowls, 3Cc; heavy grades, 38®40c; roosters, old, 23% 24c; springers, 38<&40c; ducks, 36@38c; geese, turks. 35®40e. FINANCIAL. WNAAAAAAAAA^N/WWVNAAAAAA^^VWWVS WE ARE PREPARED TO MAKE REAL ESTATE LOANS PROMPTLY. WE PURCHASE REALTY CONTRACTS. MORTGAGES. BONDS AND STOCKS LISTED AND UNLISTED. INDIANAPOLIS SECURITIES CO. FRANK K. SAWYER. Prs. JO7-309 LAW BLDG. 1341,749. MON Elf TO LO AN ON SECOND MORTgages on Indianapolis and Indiana real otate. GIBRALTAR FINANCE COMPANY. 209 Fidelity Trust building. Main 2909. WE MAKE SECOND MORTGAGES ON farm or city property. AETNA MTG. AND INV. CO. Main 7101. 60S Fidelity Trust building. Money loaned on real estate. Lowest rates. E. E. SHELTON, North ISS6. Auto. 49-716. INSURANCE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES. AUBREY D. PORTER. 916 Law bldg Main 7049. Loans on diamonds; ik% per mo. BURTON JBWELKY CO.. 61 Monunnt DON'T GMiavA ~ If you really went ft back. Insert • ■mall ad In the ’Lost and Found” owltmn* of The Times and U will aoon tg returaed. Phone Mila UM. AutA Haiti.

L,ocai block Excaange STOCKS. Bid. Ask. Ind. Ry. & Light com 55 00 ind. Ry. & Light pfd 90 96 Indpls. & Northwest, pfd 7a IndpN. A Southeast, pfd 75 Indpls. St. Railway 50 T. H. T. & Light pfd T. H., I. & E. com 5 T. H.. I. & E. pfd 16 l. T. of Ini. com U. T. of Ind. Ist pfd 5 10 U. T. of Ind. 2d pfd 2 Advance-ltumel.v Cos. com... 37 Advance-Kuineiy Cos. pfd An?. Central Life 235 Am. Creosoting Cos. pfd 97 Belt Railroad com 109 119 Belt Railroad pfd 53% ... Century Bldg. Cos. pfd 99% Cities Service com... 362 372 Cities Service pfd 70% 71% Citizens uas Cos., 1917 36 Citizens Gas prior to 1917... '16% ... Dodge Mfg. Go. pfd 99 Houie Brewing 50 Indiana Hotel com 60 Indiana Hotel pfd 99 Ind. National Life 4% ... Ind. Title Guaranty 61 72 Indiana Pipe Line 95 Indpls. Abattoir pfd 49% 52 Indiauupolis Gas 53 56 indpls. Tel. Cos. com 3% ... Indpls. Tel. Cos. pfd 69 Leiucke Realty Cos. pfd 95 Mer. Pub. Util. Cos. pfd 56 National Motor Cos 19% 21% Natl. Lnuerwrit. Cos Public Savings 2% ... liauh Fertilizer pfd 50 Standard Oil of Indiana 665 Sterliug Fire insurance 8% 9% Stutz Motor Cos Van Camp Hdw. pfd 99 ... Van Camp Pack, pld 100 Van Camp Prod. Ist pfd.... 100 Van Camp Prod. 2d pfd.... 99 Vandalia Coal com 5 Vandalia Coal pfd 12 Wabash Railway com 9 Wabash Railway pfd 27% ... BONDS. Broad Ripple 5s 53 Citizens Street Ry. 5s B*' S3 iUii. Coke & Gas Cos. 65.... 91 96% ind. Creek Coal A Min. 65... MS Ind. North os Ind. Uni>m Trac. 5s Indpls., Col. A South. 55..... SS luupis. & Greenfield 5s 95 indpls. A -Mart ins vile 5s 65 Indpls. A North. 5s 37 41% ludpis. a Northwestern 5a do Indpls. A Southeast. 5s 44 Indpls., Shelby. A S. E. 5s Indpls. Street Ky. 4s 59 65 Indpls. Trac. A Ter. 5s 64% 74% Kokomo, M. AM. 5s 83% 86 T. H., I. A E. Os 68 Union Trac. of Ind. 6 70 Cits. Gas 5s 79% 82 Ind. Hotel Cos. 2d 6* 97 100 Indpls. Gas 5s 72 82 Ind. L. A H. 5s 79 86 Indpls. Water 5s 89 93% Indpls. Water 4%s 72 77% M. H. A L. ref. 5s 89 92 New Tei. Ist 6s 93 New TeL 2d os 98 New Tel. Long Dlst. 5s 91 South. Ind. Power 6s 92 BANKS AND TKLBT COMPANIES. Aetna Trust 100 Bankers Trust 117 City Trust 80 Commercial National. 72% ... Continental Nati0na1......... 111% ... Farmers Trust 390 Fidelity Trust 116 Fietcher American Natl 257 ... Fletcher Sav. A Trust C 0... 167 Indiana National 275 Indiana Trust 200 Live Stock Exchange 382 Merchants National 261 National City 114 119 People's State 173 Security Trust 115 State Savings A Trust 91 97 Union Trust Cos 366 Wash. Bank & Trust Cos 131 LIBERTY BONDS. Liberty 3%s 95 60 95*0 Liberty first 4s 90.30 Liberty second 4s 89.64 86.94 Liberty first 4%5... t . 91 42 91.02 Liberty second 4% *9 94 91.10 Liberty third 4%s 92.42 92.60 Liberty fourth 4%s 90.16 90.28 Victory 3%s 97.44 97.64 Victory 4%s 97.44 97.01

Local Bank Clearings Friday <3,375.000 Same day last yebr 2,233.000 Increase over last year $1,145,000 Today’s Market Gossip Minneapolis wires: “There is not enough grain In today to establish a cash market. Receipts all grains fiftyfive cars vs. 438 last year. Bad weather responsible. Wheat looks unchanged.” Wire from New York says that with a shortage in oil, a shortage in rubber, tire companies being behind in orders, automobiles finding ready sale at higher prices, construction watting on steels, these factors loom up as Important as a gold shipment. The market foundation is strong. Stock letter by wire from New York says: "Whenever there Is a change In ' the market either up or down yon cau : always depend upon it that some ex- ! planatlon will follow. Following an advance in stocks and foreign exchange and Anglo-French bonds due this year ; and immediately we get the story that gold is coming here from Europe, it is : only a short time ago that international bankers, the real authorities on finance, j took pains to inform us that it was not advisable to have too much gold here, ( that you need gold in Europe and that a division is better for ail concerned. Gold has been leaving the country and now is to eqnie back through a different door. This is satisfactory because we know that a dollar bill passing from one to another will wipe out a multitude of debts. It is marvelous how quickly we can change. We see only clouds one ! moment, and sunshine the next, and generally it is through our imagination rather than eyes that we see it.” Grain letter by wire from the Chicago office of Thomson A McKinnon, brokers, says: "Corn—Realizing sales in corn in anticipation of the government report. while not large were sufficient to | offset further strength in cash corn, values in the cash market closing steady to higher with undertone firm. There were some claims of increased offerings bv the country. Outside points wv>re unable to make like claims. There has been furthere foreign demand for rye, with sea board intimating the length and breadth of demand would be dependent upon the volume of credit extended to central Europe. it is quite possible that the, government. tepott on reserves will show figures somewhat in excess of Mr. Snow's estimate. Mr. Snow, In his report, estimated reserves at 1,632,000,000, based on government figures of acreage. Tomorrow's market is likely to be a repetition of today’s, namely, the appearance of moderate realizing, together with some pressure from those who believe in lower prices." It does not seem advisable to turn to the selling side in a confirmed way for reason that whatever the size of the reserve, the amount of corn coming ■arket and actually available is not sufficient for current uses. Oats—After a show of strength early, undertone became heavy. This market repeatedly meets selling which appears to be In the way of liquidation Claims of resales by seaboard cash handlers were current. Pending developments of some nature, this market will be simply a reflection of corn.” Demand Sterling Starts Off Strong NEW YORK, March 5. Demand sterling continued to regain strength 1 rapidly today after bankers had virtually confirmed the report that England Is planning to send $250,000,000 In gold hc-re between now and Oct. 15. when th*> Frauco-Brltlsb bonds become due. The first quotations for pounds were considerably higher, but somewhat uncertain, ranging from $3.60 to $3.63. The , close last night was $3.55%. Gold coin, amounting to approximately $3,000,000 is now being received at the New York sub-treasury from Canada, it was learned today. This metal la being shipped here for the account of the Canadian government, and It Is understood that it is only the forerunner of I further shipments. Foreign exchange fluctuated all morn lng. Demand sterling at one time was quoted at s3.6s‘.‘\,There were sales as low as $3.60. At noon the rate was back nt $3.61%. It was purely a speculator's market,'

HOGS ADVANCE 25 CENTS MORE Lighter Weights Affected by Change—Receipts Fall Oft,. RANGE OF HOG PRICES. Good Good Good Mixed Heavy Light 150 lbs. 525 lbs. ISO to Feb. Up. Up. 225 !bs. 28 . $15.25$ 1-1.85 $14.25®T-75 *16.76®16.00 15.50 @16.00 15.25 @ 16.75 [email protected] 2. [email protected] 15.00 @15.50 15.50015.7 5 3. 15.00015.50 14.60 @ 15.50 [email protected] 4. 14.75 @ 15.50 [email protected] [email protected] j 6. 14.7515.75 [email protected] [email protected] : The only difference between prices of i hogs on Friday and those for the day before was shown in the sales of tbe hogs averaging less than 223 pounds. Those averaging less than 200 pounds were listed nt $13.75, and those weighing up to 225 pounds at $15.66, representing an ad vance of 25 cents. Heavier hogs were steady at $14.50 to $15.25. with those weighing 250 to 300 pounds at $14.73. The market for throwouts was steady with the best pigs at sls, and the best sows at sl3. Thus there was not a great change In the average cost of the day as compared with that for the day before. The greatly reduced receipts of 3,500 hogs was tbe principal factor contributing to higher prices and decreased supplies are reflected in the reports from practically al lother distributing centers. Cattle. The run of only about 400 cattle was at inducement for buyers to put on more speed, and this correspondingly gave a more liberal classification, which meaus more dollars for the owner, but no decided upward revision in the list of quotations. There were a number of sales apparently 25 cents higher, and the advance of 50 cents to $T in prices of tbe various kinds of killing cattle, as compared with the low time last week, was fully maintained. None of tlit buyers succeeded in filling all their orders but they were contended to curtail their buying rather than encourage much higher rates. It was easier eo sell ahes than it has been for several days, and rev slonaliy sales were a little higher, but the practical top price for veals stood at $lB. There was a little improvement in the demand for feeding cattle and price* were fully steady. Sheep. There were not 100 sheep in the Friday receipts and none of the offerings were good enough to command top prices in their class. There were a few buck lambs at sl7 and sheep at $9, CATTLE. Steers— Prime cornfed steers, 1.300 lbs and up $13.00@ 13.50 Good to choice steers. 1.30n lbs. and up [email protected] Common to medium steers. 1,300 lbs and up [email protected] Good to choice steer* 1.1 tv to 1,200 lbs 11.00@ 12.00 Common to medium steers, 1.100 to 1,200 lbs [email protected] Good to choice steer?,. 900 to 1.000 lbs [email protected] Common to medium steers, 900 to 1.000 lbs 9 00@ 9.30 Good to choice yearling* .. 10.00@ 1 .’.OO —Heifers and Cows— Good to choice heifers. 4.... 10.00@ 11.75 Fair to medium heifers.' 8.56@ 9.50 Common light „*i'n s.nb@ 8.00 Gooik to choice cows B.sfi@io 50 Fair rh medium cowa. 7.5(d! 8.00 Cannera nnd cutters 4 00@ 7.00 Bulls and Calve* - Good to prime export bulla.. 9.00@ 9.50 Good to choice butcher bulls 8.504a 9.00 Bologna bulls 7.00@ 8.00 Common to best veil calve*. 12.0>@1S 50 Common to best heavy cam-e. [email protected] Stockers and leeaing Cattle — Good to choice steers, 800 lbs and up [email protected] Common to fair steers, 800 lbs nnd up 9.00@ 9.50 Good to choice steers, under 800 lbs [email protected] Common to fair steers, under 800 1b5...., 8 00@ 925 Medium to good cows 6.25<a 7'25 Medium to good heifers 7 oO@ 7.5 b Fair to best milker* [email protected] Stock calves, 230 to 450 lbs... 7 [email protected] HOGS. Good to best heavies, 273 lb* average up . 14 [email protected] Good, 225 to 275 lbs average. [email protected] Medium and mixed, 100 jus and upward [email protected] Good to choice nogs. lot) to 225 lbs [email protected] Common to good Uguts. down to 180 lbs •. 15.00® 15.25 Roughs and packers 11U0@14 00 Bulk of sow* [email protected] Best pigs, under 140 1b5.... 14 [email protected] Light pigs 14.50 down Bulk of good hogs [email protected] SHEEP AND LAMBS. Good to choice sheep o.oo@ 9.50 Common to medium sheep... 3 Uo@ 8.00 Good to cbolcs yearlings [email protected] Common to medium yearlings lOoo@ 12.00 Western fed lambs [email protected] Good to choice lambs [email protected] Common to medium lambs... 14.00@17 06 Bucks, per 100 lbs 7.00@ 8.00

Other Live Stock CINCINNATI, 0.. March 5. Hogs - Receipts, 7,000; market steady to 25c higher; heavy, $14.50(8114.75', mixed, medium and lights sl6; roughs, sl2; high, sl6; stags, $9. Cattle Receipts, 400; market stpady; bulls, weak; calves, S2O. Sheep—Receipts, 50; market steady. CLEVELAND, March 5 —Hogs— Re celpts, 2,500; market, steady; yorkers, $15.75; mixed, $15.75; medium, $14.25; pigs $15.50; roughs, *l2; stag*, $9.50. Cattle—Receipts. 200; market, slow nnd dull. Sheep and lambs —Receipts, 500; market. 50c lower; top, sl9. Calves—Receipts. 200: market, slow; top, $lO. PITTSBURG, March s.—Cattle—Re ccqts, .a*>: market steady; choice, $13.15 jz 14.25; good, fair, $9.5001 i 10; veal calves, $194120. Sheep and i lambs—Receipts, light; market steady; i prime wethers, *15(g15.60; good, sl3@l4j fair mixed, $104(12: spring lambs, $13(44 20.' Hogs Receipts, 15 doubles; market lower; prime heavies, $15(^15.25; mediums, sl6 [email protected]; heavy yorker.-, $16.504116.(5; light yorkers. $15.504110; pigs. $154/15.25; roughs, sll @l3; stags, $3.50(310. CHICAGO, March ’.--Hogs—Receipts ! 16,000; market. 204x30c higher; bulk of ; sales, [email protected]; butchers, $14.7547 ! 15.00: packers, *112.50(313.75: T gilts. : .-14 50(3)15.35; pigs. $][email protected]; roughs, [email protected]. Cattle- Receipts, 4,DK>: market, steady, strong; beeves. $9.75@i6; butchers, $7.25(8,15.50: canners' and cutters, [email protected]; stockers and feeders, $7(811.75: cows. $9.75@16; calves, $15.25® 16.(5. Sheep— Receipts, 4.000: market, slow, steady; lambs, [email protected]; ewes, [email protected]. EAST ST. LOUIS, 111., March s.—Cattle —Receipts, 1,100; market, prospects higher; native beef steer*, $10,50(813.50; yearling beef steers nnd heifers. slo@l3 . cows. $9.75@10; stockers and feeders, s9<@ 10.50; calves, $15.50(817; canners and cutters. $4.75(86.85. Hogs—Receipts, 9,000; market, 20@35c higher; mixed and butchers, $15.15® 15.65: good heavies, $14.25(q 15.25; rough heavies, $11.50!® 12.75; light, [email protected]; pigs, $12(815.50; bulk of sales, [email protected]. Sheep—Receipts, 500. market, steady; ewes, $12@14; lambs, sl9 @19.50; canners and cutters, [email protected]. EAST BUFFALO, N. Y., March 5. Cattle—Receipts. 250; market active and steady? shipping steers, [email protected]; butcher grades, s9@ 12.50; cows, [email protected]. Calves —Receipts. 1.500; market slow, 50c higher, closing 50c lower; culls to choice, $6(822.50. Sheep and lambs—Receipts. 4,400; market slow, lambs 25c lower, sheep steady; choice lambs, [email protected]; culls to fair, [email protected]; yearlings! sl6® 18; sheep, #6<g|l6. Hogs—Receipts, 5,600; market active, 10@13c lower; yorkers. $16.10® 16.25; pigs, sls@ 15.25; mixed, sl6 @16.10; heavies, [email protected]; roughs, sl2 @l3; stags, sß@lo. WHOLESALE PRODUCE. Wholesaler* are paying the following prices in Inllanapolls for eggs, poultry and packing stock butter. Eggs—Fresh, 45c doz. Poultry—Fowls. 32c; springs, 32c: cocks, 18c; old tom turkeys, 35c; young tom turkeys, 2 lbs and up, 40c; young hen turkeys, 8 lbs and up, 40c; cull thin turkeys not wanted; ducks, 4 lbs up. 27c; ducks, tinder 4 lb*. 23c; geese, 10 lbs up. 22c; squabs, 11 lbs to doz, $7. Butter—Clean packing stock, 33c lb: fresh creamery huttcr in rtrluts Is selling at wholesale nt 67c: in tubs. 66c. Buter Fat—lndianapolis buyers are paying 68c lb. Cheese (wholesale selling prices)— Brick. 37c lb; New York cream 38c: Wisconsin full cream, 36c; Longhorns, Sic; iliuburgcr, 38c.

INDIANA DAILY ilMfcS, KKIDAY, MARCH 5, 1920.

TODAY’S MARKET NEWS IN BRIEF NEW YORK STOCKS. Market opened with upward swing to first sales. Report of gold imports which it was thought would stabilize the foreign exchange situation gave firm undertone to market. Minor recessions set in during later dealing*, but these "’ere neutralized by announcement of drop in call rate to S per cent. Market gained strength in later dealings and closed strong. GRAINS. Indianapolis Cash—Corn, easier, lc lower: oats, easier, %c lower; hay, firm. Chicago Cash—Corn, steady to lc higher; oats, unchanged. Chicago Futures—Corn, l@l%c lower; oats. 1%@1%c lower. Toledo Cash—Corn, 3c lower; oats, Vic lower; rye, lc lower: barley, unchanged. LIVE STOCK. Indianapolis—Hogs, steady to 25c higher; cattle, steady to 25c higher; calves, steady; sheep steady Chicago—Hogs, 20@25e higher; cattle, steady to strong, top, sl6; sueep, steady, top, $19.75. __ PROVISIONS. Chicago Board of Trade—Pork, 27@40e lower: lard, 12@15e lower; ribs, 17@25c lower. On Commission Row Northern potatoes are 13c hundredweight higher, at $5.35, or $8 bag of 150 pounds.. Potato mark t generally is stronger, dealers state. Cold weather slowed up shipping business to nearby towns, but local trade was active. Dealers report heavy volume of business. Leaf lettuce is up 2c a pound at 18@ 20c. Gardeners arc asking more and It is reported have refused re. sell dealers unless advance was granted. Car Indiana onions receive 1 These will be priced $7 hundredweight, up s<B\ Dealers say this is one of tbe finest cars to arrive in the market. Good quality onions are scarce, they say, TODAY'S PRICES. Apples—ln barrels: Extra fancy Red Jonathans, sl2; extra fancy Grimes Golden, $11; Baldwins, $8.50; Greenings, $9; Hubbardson, s9@ll; Jonathans, s9@ 10.50; Rome Beauties, [email protected]; Kings. $9; Winesaps, $10; Maine Northern, $10; Wealthy, $8; Work Imperials, SU; Klnnaird Favorites, $6; Grime? Golden. No, 1 grade, $9. In boxes: Rome Beauties, 80s to 150s, $3.50; Grimes Goldens. 96s to 1735. $3.50; Delicious. 80s to 130s, $4 50; Yellow Ortley, 72s to 1625. $3 [email protected]; Spitzenberg, 80a to 1509, $3.50. Banrnns Pound, Bc. Beans —Michigan navy. In bags, per Ib„ Sc; pinto, 7%e; Hinas, 13%e. Bee!*-455-lb. bags, $1.75. <'anliCuwer—Grate, $3. Cabbage—New, d@'.c. Carrots —Basset, 10 lbs., $2; new crop, dozen bunches. $1.50. Celery—Florida $3.50@ 1.50 crate. Cranberries 32 lb. box. $3; %-hbi. box. $3 25. Cucumbers Hothouse. Davis, doz., $3; box 2 doz. $5.50, Figs New. In boxes, 30 pkgs. 6-oz ,16c; 24 pkg*. S-oz, $3.50; 12 pkgs. 10-oa. $2.23, 10-lb layer, $3 25; Smyrna, box, 11 n>a, $4 20; Spanish, box 2 lha. $3.50. Excelsior Dates—Three-dot pkgs. $5.73. Garlic—Pound 30Grapefruit- Extra fancy, Florida*, s4@ $4.50. Honey Comb, new. case* of 24 caps, $7.75; extracted, 60-lb tins. "2o< South American, dark extracted, lf*e ’b. Lemon*—California*, standard box. $7. Lettu-e- I,eaf, lb, 18@20c; Iceberg, irate 4 dot. $3 25@3.,V) Mangoes -Florida, 2 dos. basket, 90c; crate, $8.50. Orange*-—California navel, box, $4 so@ 7.50; Sunkitt, ffl.so@S; Florida, $7.25@ 7.50. Nuts Fllt e-s. * lb. 29<832c; English walnuts. 37@40c; chestnuts. 35c; pe-ans, 30c, 50c, 70c; Brnxiis. 28c; almond. 33@ 360; shellback hickory. 10c Onion* -Indiana yellows. <-wt., $625; western yellow, $6 50; Spanish Imported, 40-lb. crate, $2,50; shalh.tn, $1.25. Onion Sets--Red and yellow, bushel, $4; white, $4 25 Popcorn- Pound, 9c, Potatoes Bakers finer, cwt. <5.30; northern white, $5.35; Idaho 44em. $6. Potatoes, Seed—Red River Ohio, . wt., $5.75; Early Rose, $5 25; Minesota Cobblers. $5.50; Six Weeks Triumph. $5 25. Sage—Fancy, ooz. 30e. Spinach Large, crate, $4; Texas, bus., $2 15. Strawberries Quart box, 80@$3c. Sweet Potatoes -Eastern Jersey, bu, $275; Naney Halla. $2 25. Tomatoes—Crate, 6 baskets, $5.50@6 50; basket, |lf ! .25 Turnips .59-In basset, $3.i5.

GOLD IMPORTS BRING RELIEF

Bankers Say Financial Skies Are Clearing. NEW YORK, March 5 i'ef in the Intel national financial sltur.tion was seen by banker* late todsv in the report that Europe soon will begin shipment/: cf gold to the United states aggregating $250,000,000. Coincident with this report rsme word that ijoid exports to South American countries are nearly at an end. The report of the gold imports brought an abrupt rise in the foreign exchange market, demand sterling, which closed last night at 3.56%, being quoted today at the opening at from 3,60 to 3.63. A permanent Improvement in the ex change situation is looked for, J. Fulton of the National City hank announced.

Housewives’ Market The following prices are the general prices charged at the city market, obtained by striking an average of the prices charged at various stand"• Apples, choice, per lb $ .05@10 Asparagus, bunch 10(<fl5 Bananas, doz 204430 Beans, navy, lb ~.ii Beans, lima, lb 18 Beaus, Colo, plntos, lb ,10 Beets, lb jo Carrots, 2 lbs !is Cabbage, lb ,10 Cauliflower 25@35 Celery, bunch 10@15 Cranberries, lb .07% Cucumbers, hothouse, each 25@30 Grapes, Imported, lb * 50 Grapefruit, each .'.07%@15 Lemons, per doz 25@30 Lettuce, leaf, per lb .20 Head lettuce, each 10@15 Onions, ll> 66@10 Onions, Bermuda, each [email protected]% Onions, green, bunch .10 i’arsnlps. H>. .12% i’nrsley, per bunch .05 Potatoes, peck .75 l’eppers, green, each ,05 Potatoes, 4 lbs ,25 Radishes, bunch .05 Rhubarb, bunch .10 Rutabagus, lb 06 Spinach,, lb .15 Strawberries, qt box .85 Turnips, lb .10 MEATS. I-nmb chops, lb 55@60 Leg of latnb, per lb 45@50 Boiled bam, per lb .75 ■Smoked hnui, per lb 40@50 Round steak, per lb .35 Fresh beef tongue .30 Su-.oked beef tongue 40<g45 Roast beef 25@30 Flank steak .30 Beef tenderloin N ,50@55 Pork chops .35 Pork tenderloin .65 Porterhouse steak ,10@50 Chuck steak ,28@30 Bolling beef 18@20 Bacon 40@60 Loin steak .35 Hams, whole SO@SS Lard, lb .27% Lamb stew 15@2*> Spareribs, lb .25 Shoulders fresh beef .30 Shoulders, fresh pork .27 Beef liver .15 Veal chops 35@40 Veal steak .50 Calf liver 30@35 PRODUCE. Hens, full dressed, Id .50 Frys, dressed, lb .60 Eggs, fresh select, doz J>3if4ss Buler, creamery, lb 05 @74

CORN AND OATS PRICESSLUMP Traders Are Cautious, Feeling Reaction Is Due. CHICAGO, March s.—Light receipts caused by bad weather conditions and a general feeling that after the advances of the week a reaction was due, caused grain futures to sag on the Chicago Board of Trade today. Provisions were lower. March corn opened up %c at. $1.50 but later lost %c. May corn up %e at the opening of $1.44. dropped l%c before the close. July corn opened l%c higher at $1.37%, but declined l%c in later trading. September coin opened up %e at $1.33% and later lost I%c. May oats was %c up at the opening of 83%e hut later dropped %o. July oats opened at 77%c, up %c, and declined %c la tor. Profit taking sales were made right up to the close of the session, and this kept values below the resting spots of last night. Today’s closings were at declines of l@l%c for corn, and l@l%e for oats. Provisions were lower. CHICAGO GRAIN. —March 4 CORN—Open. High. Low. Close. Mar. 1.50 1.30 1.48% t. 45% *1 May. 1.43 1.44 1.41% 1.41% *l% 1.44 1.42% July 1.37 1.37% 1.35% 1.35% *l% 1.37% 1.35% 1.37% 1.33% |OATS— May. 83% 83% 82% $2% *l% 83% 82% July 77% 77% 73% 76 *l% 77% 75% PORK— May. 33250 35.50 35.20 35.20 • .27 Julv 55.50 35210 35.10 35.10 • .40 I.AKt)— May. 21.75 21.80 21.57 21.57 • .15 21.77 July 22.35 22.40 22.15 22 13 * .12 RIBS— " J Mav. 18.82 18.82 18.50 18.30 * /.25 July 19.25 19.25 19.00 19.u0 • .17 •Decrease under yesterday’s close. CHICAGO CASH. CHICAGO, March s,—Cash grain: Wheat No. 4 northern aprin, $2.33(0,2.40. t Corn No. 3 mixed, $1,555; No. 4 mixed. [email protected]%; No. 3 white. $1.54® 1.55: No. 4 white. $152@133%; No 3 yellow. 515e@156%; No 4 white, $152@153 Oats —No 2 white, 91%@91%c; No. 3 white. 9%@90%c; No. 4 white, 88%c. TOLEDO CLOSE. TOLEDO, March s.—Corn—No. 3 yellow, $1.58. Oat*—No. 2 white, 96<1J97c. Rye No. 2. $1.67. Barley- No. 2. st.so. Alsike— Cash and March, $34.05; April. $35. Cloverseed—Cash and March, $34; April, $33.60; October, $25. Tlmothv Cash (1917 and 1918). $6 35: cash (19i9>, $6.50; March. April and May, $6.50. Butter— 70c. Eggs 56c. I’RIMARY MARKETS. (By Thomas & McKlnoa ) Receipts— March 5. Wheat. Corn. Oats Chicago ..... 41.00 U 285.000 211.(Ki0 Milwaukee ... 7.000 41.000 27 000 Minneapolis . Kfl.OoO 1,000 1,000 Duluth 3.000 2.000 St Louis ... 46.000 120 009 Toledo 6.000 6 000 Detroit 7 3.009 6.000 5.000 Kansas City 136 000 35.000 10,000 Peoria 1,000 110,000 38,060 , nmaha 27.000 42,000 24,000 Indianapolis . 4,000 59.000 50.000 Totals ..... 340,000 708,000 464.000 Year ogo .. 456)) 851,000 410.000 —Shipments— Wheat. Corn. Dal* i Chi' ag(* 93.000 k 5.000 134.000 Milwaukee ... 12 001 7.000 25.000 Minneapolis . 99,000 32,000 49,000 Duluth 28 000 2.000 , Bt. Louis .... 29.000 80.000 931)00 Toledo G.UOO 3.000 2.000 Detroit 7.000 Kansas City . 100.000 28.000 36.000 Peoria 1 000 24.000 83 000 Omaha 64.000 92.000 32.000 Indianapolis 22,000 6,000 Total* 432.000 ;'4>.<io9 482.000 Year ago .. 367,000 275,000 fiM.ftJO —Clearances - D. Wheat. Corn. Oats. Boston 48,000 New Orleans . 301,000 Total# 249 900 Year ago .. 112,000 141,000 INDIANAPOLIS CASH GRAIN. -March 3 Corn -Easier; No. white, *154%: No. t white, $1.53%@155; No. 3 yellow, $1 V>; No. 4 yellow, *1.52%(H1A3; No. 3 yellow, $149%: No $149; No. 14 mixed, $1.53%@1.53%; No. 5 mixed, $1.49. i Out*—Easier; No. 2 white, 93c; No. 3 ! white, 91 %r. Hay St'udy; No. 1 timothy. $32.50® | 33; No 2 timothy, $31.50(0.22: light doj ver mixed. A11.506132; No. 1 clover j mixed. s.ni3i.3o. —lntpection* Wheat —No. 3 red, 1 car. Corn —No. 8 white, 4 cars; No. 4 white, 11 cars; sample white, 1 car; No. 3 yellow. 3 cars; No 4 yellow, 19 cars; No. i 3 yellow, 1 car; No. 6 yellow. 1 car; No 1 mixed, 6 etra; No. 3 mixed, 1 car; ear. 1 car; total,, 48 cars, oats—No. 1 white, 1 car; No. 2 white, ; Icars; No. 3 white, 6 cars; total, 20 cars. Hay—Standard timothy, 1 car: No. 2 timothy, 2 cars; No. 1 clover mixed, t i car; total, 4 cars. WAGON MARKET. The following are the Indianapolis price* of bay and grain by the wagon load: Hay—Loose tlmothv, 531@32 a ton; intxed, $30®32; clover, $30W33. ' j C0rn—[email protected] n bushel. Oat* —006193 c a bushel. Straw —Wheat, $8619 ton; oats, $14(315. WAGON WHEAT PRICES. Indianapolis elevators aud mill* are paying $2.35 for No. 1 wheat, $2.32 for No. 2 and $2.29 for No. 3. Al lother grades according to quality. Weather in Other Cities Station. Bnr. Temp. Wenth. Atlanta. Ga 29.84 26 Cloudy Amarillo, Tex 30.12 14 PtCldy Bismarck. N. D.... 30.58 —l2 Cloudy Boston, Mass 30.00 3,8 Cloudy Chicago, Til 30.20 14 Clear Cincinnati, 0 30.04 18 Snow Cleveland, 0 29.90 IS Snow Denver, Colo 30.08 20 Clear Podge City, Kas.. 30.36 10 Snow Helena, Mont. .... 30.46 0 Snow Jacksonville, Fla... 29.76 40 Cloudy Kansas City. M 0... 30.40 10 Clear Louisville, K,v 30.14 20 Snow Little Roek. Ark... 30.26 20 Clear Los Angeles, Cal.. 30.12 50 Clear Mobile, Ain 30.06 32 Clear New Orleans, La... 30.10 36 Clear New York, N. Y... 29.74 44 Rain Norfolk, Va 29.54 54 Ruin Oklahoma City ... 30.32 16 Cloudy Omaha, Neb 30.50 2 Clear Philadelphia, Pa.. 29.70 48 Rain Pittsburg, Pa 29.78 28 Snow Portland, Ore 30.36 46 Cloudy Rapid City, S. D.. 30.52 —2 Cloudy Itoseburg, Ore. ... 30.44 40 Cloudy San Antonio. Tex.. 30.18 30 Clear Snn Francisco, Cal. 30.24 48 Cloudy St. Louis. Mo 30.28 12 Clear St. Paul, Minn.... 30.40 —S Clear Tampa. Fla 2982 50 Cloudy Washington, 1). C.. 29.60 48 Rain Observation taken at 7 a. m., March 5, 1920, by United States weather bureau. WEATHER CONDITIONS. The disturbance which cronsed this region Thursday is now- traversing the Atlantic coast states, preceded by rains and followed by snows. Temperatures are now higher In Its front (dong the Atlantic coast from North Carolina to New England, but the cold nkve following the disturbance has reached the Alleghenies and tbe Florida peninsula. It Is from 20 to 30 degrees colder this morning from the Great Lakes to the middle 4ulf coast. Freezing weather prevails in the latter section, and tho readings are below 20 degrees from tho Ohio river northward, while over the upper Mississippi and middle and upper Missouri valleys trm- 1 peratures of zero to 22 degrees below ; zero prevail. J. H. ARMINGTON. Meteorologist. FLOUR AND CORN MEAL. E-Z-Bake, basis 98 pounds cotton sacks, barrel $13.80 Corn meal, 100-pouud cotton sacks, barrel 4.00

INCOME TAX FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW Tbe office of the commissioner of internal revenue of tbe treasury department of the United States today called attention of all persons operating automobiles for hire to the amendment to former regulations. Article 33 of Regulations 59, is hereby amended to read as follows and all prior regulation* inconsistent therewith are revoked : ‘ The special tax stamp or stamps issued must cover the total tax liability of the taxpayer at the time the stamp or stamps are taken out. He must secure a stamp for each ear operated. A taxpaycr does not incur au increased liability to tax by reason of replacing a car with anew car unless the new car Is of a seating capacity subject to a h’Stief rate of tax than the car replaced. •’For example: A person engaged in the business of operating passenger automobiles for hire owns forty machines, each of them carrying more than two, but not fuore than seven passengers. He takes out a special tsix stamp oh each of the forty machines covering his total liability. In February he sells seven of his machines and purchases new ones of the same seating capacity or of a seating capacity of not more than seven. In such case no additional special tax liability is insured. If however, he should replace his old machines with machines carrying more than seven passengers, hi* liability would be new and distinct and anew special tax stamp at the S2O rate would be required for the operation of each new automobile, beginning with the first day of tlie mouth in which additional liability was incurred and ending with the following June 30. "The purchaser of a passenger automobile for the operation of which special tax has been paid by the previous owner does not acquire tbe right to operate the automobile under the special tax stamp which was issued %o tbe previous owner. The special tax stamp or stamps issued must be conspicuously posted in the place of business of the person operating or renting passenger automobiles. Automobiles Id respect of which special tax has been paid may be operat'-d at any place It. flu- United States without the payment of additional tax so long as the owner remains the same. "When a special tax stamp is issued, the eugine number of the ear covered by the stamp sliail be registered with the collector Issuing the stamp, who, in addition to the stamp, will Issue s re ■ eipt card for each car which will bear the number corresponding to that on the engine of the car for wihch issued, and this receipt shall he carried by the operator at all times. "The operation of a car without a receipt card or with a receipt card bearing a different engine number than that on the engine of the ear operated, shall b<prima facie evidence of evasion of tax. Any replacement of a ear must be likewise registered with the collector and new receipt card will be issued in lieu of the >ard originally issued for the car which the new car replaces.’’ COTTON MARKET STARTS STEADY List Eases a Little After Opening Sales. NEW YORK, March s—The cotton market was active and steadier at the opening today; with initial quotations of 15 to 23 point* higher, Liverpool and Wa'l Street traded both wavs, but later l*lverpoo! became a heavy seller of July. After the ssart the list eased a little jnd at tbe end of the first 20 minute* was 10 to 15 points under first level*. LIVERPOOL, March s.—Spot cotton quiet; prices easier; sales. 4,000 bale*. Amenean middling fair, 34.15d; good middling. 31 15<i; middlings. 29.15; fully middling 37.15d; low middling. 25.85d; good ordinary, 22.65d; ordluary, 21.65d. Futures were easy. May Call Hoover in Senate’s Grain Inquiry WASHINGTON, March s.—Herbert Hoover may be one of the principal witae* a in at! investigation of the operat nos the United States Grain Corp >ration, now being sought, In the senate, it waa learned toda^. Senator Reed, Missouri, Introduced the resolution and has the backing of Senator Gronnn, chairman of the senate agriculture committee. Both have oritl<ised Hoover. Holstein Breeders Want 1,090 Members The Indiana Holstein Breeders’ asso elation will seek a membership of 1,090 by Jan. 1. 1921, It was announced joday. as a result of plans laid at a meeting of the executive committee at the Claypool hotel yesterday! The association will open an office at Centerpolnt, Ind., nt once and will keep a list of animals for sale in the state to accommodate member*.

Wholesale Meats Smoked meats shown call for discount of Lc lb for order of 150 of one item; 200 lbs and over discount of %c lb. PORK. HAMS— Regular, 14 to 16 lbs .35% Skinned. 12 to 14 lbs .35% Fancy boiled .52 BACONFancy breakfast, 5 to 7 lbs.. .48 Sugar cured, 14 to 16 1b5.... .29% 'Sugar-cured squares .25% Fancy sliced. 1-lb cartons. . .55 PICNICS— Snugar-cured. 5 to 7 lbs .23% SALT MEAT— Dry-salt Jowl buttg .18% LAUD— Refined, tierce basis • .23 ; Open kettle, tierce basis .24 FRESH POKli— Spare ribs .21 Shoulder boues .08% j Tenderloins 56f(t5S Dressed hogs .23% Light loins, 7 to 9 lbs .30 Extra light loins. 4 to 6 lbs... ."1 Fresh boneless butts .32% Boston butts .2.8 Skinned shoulders .25 SAUSAGE Breakfast, In 1-lb cartons.... .30 Standard, fresh bulk .18% Frankfurts, hog casings J 9% ; FRESH BKErS. Medium steers, 400 to 500 lbs. .16 j No. 2 heifers .15% Native cows 15(fil Medium cows .1 12%@13% J LOrNS— No. 3 .23 RIBb> — No 2 .32 No. 3 -19 ROUNDS— No. 20 No. 2 22 CHUCKS— No. 3 .15 PLATES— No. 3 U j VEal CARCASSES— No. 1 quality C6%@30 No. 2 quality 17%@20 WHOLESALE FEED PRICES. (Aome-Evatis Cos.) Ton Sax. Cwt ; Ac. bran $50.50 $2.25 j Ac. feed 52.50 2.65 | Ac. mldds 58.50 —OS j Ac. dairy feed 74.00 3.<5 E-Z dairy feed 59.00 3.00 Ac. H. & M 68.50 3.45 C. O. & B. < Mop 58.50 2.95 Ac. tftock feed 54.50 '~.lo Ac. farm feed Kj-25 3.00 Cracked corn 67.25 3.40 | Ac. chicken feed 72.00 3.65 Ac. scratch 6900 5'S 1 ' E-Z-seratch 65.50 3.30 Ac. dry mnsh 69.00 3.50 Ac. hog feed 67.00 3.40 Ac. barleycorn 60.00 S.oO Ground barley 77.00 390 Ground oats... 68.00 3.4 j Homlik white 67.50 *>.4o Rolled bajrKy 77.00 * 3.90 Alfalfa n|‘ol 59.00 300 Oil meal.' Cotton faced meal 80.0" 1 .05 j J GRAINS. Stiflled corn, 2-bu sacks, bu $1.61 j Spiled corn, large lot, bu 1.311 Upks, 3-bu sacks, bu 1-04

EXPORT MEAT TRADE KILLED Packer Says Exchange Situation Paralyzed Sales. CHICAGO, March 4.—A statement issued today by the Institute of American meat packers gays that there is still very little foreign demand for American pork, but that the domestic demand cares only for the choicer cuts. The statement asks the housewife to use shoulder cuts and stew meats more, claiming that this would equalize the demand for the whole carcass aud consequently lower prices. In summarizing conditions in the packing industries for the month of February the statement says: "Absence of foreign demand for American pork continued throughout February to be a vital influence upon the market. Export business continued virtually at a standstill. "Heavy shipments of pork last fall have apparently put a stop to any further demand from Europe for some time to, come. In many continental ports there 1 are consignments of American pork which are not being sold on account of the depreciated value of foreign exchange. “Lust year all of our surplus meats could be disposed of through export; this year that outlet is practically closed. "Overstocked at home, Great Britaiu is cold-storing her more recent purchases on this side of the water. She is waiting until some- of the heavy supply in the United Kingdom can be assimilated. HIGH WAGES BRING DEMAND FOR CHOICE CUTS. “At home there was a good volume of pork trade throughout the month, but consumers seemed to waDt the choice and higher priced cuts. High wages in the south have led to tbe purchase of choicer cuts of pork than in former years, and the result is a lack of sale for the heavier j cuts of salt pork. "These heavy meats are being made in good quantity, and greater consumptive uemand will necessarily have to be developed. * "Hog prices were higher the last of January and the first of February than at any time during the winter's packing. " ‘th atrong demand for light hogs, the , spread between prime light and prime i heavy hogs widened until the difference amounted to about 1 cent a pound. "A significant factor is teat hog receipt* from the first of January until the present time have been from 15 to 20 per cent lighter than last year. There is some difference of opinion among those in close touch with the situation as to what this means.

"One view 1* that farmers have been slow to market their hogs, probably because of price conditions, because they wished to carry on further feeding, or because of difficulty in obtaining cars for shipments. Taken in conjunction with the government report of Jan. 1 which showed only about 2 per cent fewer hogs in the eonntry than one year ago, this would suggest that there "i* a large surplus on the farms. Consequently. reeeipts from now until summer mav be as heavy or heavier In numbers and also in weight than they were in the 1 corresponding period of 1919. "Another view is that the lighter receipts so far this year indicate actual decrease of hogs upon farms. DRESSED REEF SUPPLY SHOWS SURPLUS. "In the beef market the supply of dressed beef la considerably in excesa of that available for home consumtion one ! year ago. The government, in 1919 was stiil buying beef in rather large quantities. Absence of any such demand this year leaves a great deal more beef to be absorbed by consumers. "With demand no more than fair, a ; further depressing factor continues lu the ; government's disposal of considerable soI called army beef. "Another factor which baa had great lnfiueio-e upon the beef trade has been the relatively strong demand for bindqu.irrer t>e< sand the poor demand for lurcquartcr beef. A more even demand would be an economic gain to the consumer and to tbe meat industry. "Receipts of sheep amt lamb have been less than those one year ago. A smaller number of stock is ou feed, a situation bruugnt about argeiy because Colorado producers stayed out and did not buy for feeling purposes at prevailing prices. lowa. Illinois and other central states bought freely of lambs, but these animals have for the moat part been marketed. i'rarticaily tbe entire supply from now until tho first of June must come from the £cott* bluff territory, in Nebraska and Colorado. "A larger demand from the housewife for cuts from the shoulder and stew meat would help in equalizing the prices of all cuts, it would lower the cost of more fashionable cuts nnd would lead to a better consumptive demand for the carcass. “Previous to the war, the United States was not au exporter of beef, and tbe situation can probably adjust itself to a basis of domestic consumption on a line of prices which we hope will be equitable both to producer and consumer. "The pork situation, we believe, is quite dependent on the foreign demand. The situation Is, of course, complicated by foreign exchange." LOCAL HIDE MARKET. Green Hides —No. 1, ISc: No. 2,17 c. Green Calves —No. I. 40c; No. 2, 38%c. Horsehides—No. 1. $10: No. 2, $9. Cured Hides—No. 1,20 c; No. 2. 19c.

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| MARRIAGE LICENSES George Kessinger. 45, machinist, 520 West Terry street, and Della Johnson, ’3B, 520 West Terry street. John Yokiey, 35, porter, 626% No*Hr California, and Gertrude MacMillan, 40, 1409 Muskingum. Eari Ferguson. 27. laborer. 1327 Columbia avenue, and Elia Cobington, 80, 1327 Columbia avenue. Henry Fasusworth, 27, superintendent of a life insurance company, Hotel Altenberg, and Julia Mayer, 24, 407 West Thirtieth street. William Shockley, 26, farmer, Jamestown, Ind., and Jennie Walton. 25, 1424 Wood lawn avenue. Harold Sirxpson, 23, electrician, 1234 Congress avenue, and Ethel Carney, 20, 109 Bloomington street. W. Liam J. Hirt, 22, chauffeur, 506 North Senate avenue, and Viola Prater, 19, stenographer, 1042 West Twentyeighth street. Ward Fort. 39, farmer, Hancock coun ty, and Rhoda Bennett, 30. 2038 North Olney street. Ralph E. Sloan, .".5, farmer, Lebanon, Ind., and Mary Mace, 38, Hazelrigg, Ind. Philip Wright, Jr., 28, laborer. 1124 North Senate, and Violet Stevena, GO, 418 West Thirteenth street. Raymond Bryant, 22, shipping clerk, 1709 South Delaware street, and Paullat Beck. 19. 1604 South Meridian street. Paul Hampton, 24, soldier at Ft. Benjamin Harrison and Irene Domkee, 28. army field clerk, Ft. Benjamin Harrison. Donald Degroot,- 24, carman, city, and Alice YanDyke. 22, R. It. A. Martin E. Wagner, 28, truck driTC a 546 South Drover, and Go.die M. Marti*, 20. 1121 South Sheffield avenue. Births Frederick and Voneva Sturm, 95 East Troy, girl. Edward and Genevieve Dietz, 725 Parkway, girl. Riley and Pearl Foddrill, 1129 Bates, girl. Hester and Lona Ellis. 1924 Commerce, girl. Earl and Nina Deitrich. 4102 Eaat Tenth, boy. Guy and Ethel Ellis, 1552 Garfield place, girl. . Desmond and Emma Betzner, 1802 Cornell, boy. Oscar and Effio Taylor. 549 Linwood. boy. Elmer ana Barbara Turner, 2909 East New York. boy. Michael and Elizabeth Clarke, 629 North Rural, boy. Joseph and Mary Hocya, 956 North Haugh, boy. Andy and Elizabeth Ricao, 902 Arnolds, boy. Nicholas and Nannie Swan, 623 Beecher, giri. Lewis and Iva Thompson, 1034 South Pershing, girl. John and Caroline Butari, 739 North Sumerset, girl. Fred aud Dora Davis. City hospital, girl. James and Elizabeth Felton. City hospital, girl. Charles and Pansy Beem, 536 North Keystone, girl. Joseph and Maud Ham, 1628 East Ravmond. girl. Ralph and Nellie Cox, St. Francis hospital, girl.

Deaths Nelle May Price. 25. 18oi East Michigan, pulmonary tuberculosis. Nancy R. Clark. 62. 1637 Deloas, chronic : parenchymatous nerhritls. Katie Kasberg, 66. 529 South Alabama chronic gastritis. Charles King, 8, Fall Creek, drowning, accidental. John King, 6, Fall creek, drowning, ae- . cidentai. Mary Sinten, 1, 426 West Marvland. pulmonary tuberculosis. John Henry Huffner, 88, 2959 Chester, arteriosclerosis. Cornelia Clough, 61. Methodist hospital, myelgenous leukemia. Carrol Lcuise Hendrickson, 4, 2146 Winter, broncho pneumonia. Kenneth Paul Roberts, S, 1140 Holiday, broncho pneumonia. John Sullivan, 33. Fall creek, drowning, accidental. Henry S. Shirley, 78, city hospital, chronic myocarditis. Jobious Showecbcr, 75, 1232 Bridge, cerebral hemorrhage. Rosa McCabe, —, 2439 Talbott, carcinoma. John A. Ewbank, S9, 2347 Bellefontalne, arteriorsclerosis. Anna Elizabeth Lamb, 3, 834 North Fayette, broncho pneumonia. Family Row Brings Women Black Eyes A family row at 1005 Sontb Noble ctreet early this morning ended with tbe arrest of Clyde Bess, Mabel Bess and William Bess, all of whom are ' slated on charges of assault and battery. The arrests were made by Bicycle Officers Dillane and Muse of substation No. 4. It was said that Clyde Bess, in company with his sister. Laura Bess, 325 South Pine street, called at the home j of their father, William, on Noble street and demanded some furniture. The mother-in-law, Mabel. Is alleged to have seized a gun and pointed it at Laura. The latter disarmed the woman and during the melee William is said to have punched his daughter 'n the eye. Clyde retaliated the same way on tin mother-in-law, it is alleged, and as a result both women are in possession of discolored optics.